Resources for Veterans

Texas Veterans Commission

The Texas Veterans Commission, created in 1927 to assist veterans of the Indian wars, Spanish-American War and World War I, is the state appointed advocate for Texas veterans as they secure their earned benefits.

The agency provides claims representation and counseling to veterans, dependents and survivors, employment services matching job seekers with employers, oversight of education and training benefits, and grants to charitable organizations, local agencies and service groups providing direct services to Texas veterans and their families.

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Transitioning Your Military Skills

AT&T and Valero have teamed up with your public television station, KLRN, to present this video program to build resources that support you as you transition from the military. If you are a transitioning service member or military-family member, this video series is designed for you. This collection of seven videos will provide you with assistance as you explore your next career.

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The Federal Hiring Process

The United States Office of Personnel Management has teamed up with your public television station, KLRN, to present this video program to clarify the federal hiring process.

If you are a transitioning service member, military family member, professional on the go or simply trying to balance a busy schedule, this video course is designed for you. These 6- to 9-minute videos will provide you with employment assistance. You can also find information about the "Feds Hire Vets" program at OPM.gov or FedsHireVets.gov.

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Reading List

Practical titles

Go Barron's ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery by Terry L. Duran
Go Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors 2013
Go Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Their Families, 2012-2014: a Listing of Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants-in-Aid, and Other Sources of Free Money Available Primarily or Exclusively to Veterans, Military Personnel and Their Family Members, Gail A. Schlachter and R. D. Weber
Go What Every Veteran Should Know: Veterans Benefits 2014, Veterans Information Service

Best sellers, memoirs, personal stories, more

Go Medal of Honor: A Vietnam Warrior's Story by Roy P. Benavidez and John R. Craig
Go The Last Stand of Fox Company: a True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat by Bob Drury and Thomas Clavin
Go Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty by Peter Collier and Nick Del Calzo
Go Hispanic Military Heroes by Virgil Fernandez
Go The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
Go Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel
Go The Forgotten 500: the Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II by Gregory A. Freeman
Go Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Go Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Go Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq by Kirsten A. Holmstedt
Go A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos and Larry Alexander
Go Eyes on Target: Inside Stories from the Brotherhood of the U.S. Navy Seals by Scott McEwen and Richard Miniter
Go One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine by Nathaniel C. Fick
Go The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education by Craig Mullaney
Go War by Sebastian Junger
Go The Forever War by Dexter Filkins
Go The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
Go We Were Soldiers Once and Young: Ia Drang, the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway
Go No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL: the Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer
Go Brothers Forever: the Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy Seal That Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice by Tom Sileo
Go No Greater Love: the Lives and Times of Hispanic Soldiers by Freddie Valenzuela and Jason Lemons
Go Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton
Go Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbell
Go Uncommon Valor: the Medal of Honor and the Six Warriors Who Earned It in Afghanistan and Iraq by Dwight J. Zimmerman and John Gresham
Go The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Go The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield
Go Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm
Go Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson
Go Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones